Plastic Vs Metal Bathroom Sink Drain

Unscrew the compression nut from each inlet and remove the plastic washer.

Plastic vs metal bathroom sink drain.

Plastic vs metal pipes. Delta bathroom sink metal pop up assembly in chrome model rp5651 39 57 39 57. No matter how well the owner takes care of the plumbing in his or her home eventually the time will come when the entire plumbing system will need to be updated and replaced. But most drain cleaners don t contain lye any more and nobody in their right mind dumps 500f fluid into a sink.

For the most part plastic pipe and parts have replaced metal because plastic. Slide the nut up the tailpiece and fit the washer onto the end. I recently replaced a corroded metal kitchen sink pipe with pvc but in the store i noticed that metal downpipes are still available. The traps are full of water so it is not sewer gas.

Hi i bought a kohler lavatory faucet and it came with a plastic pop up drain assembly. Cons metal pipes plastic plumbing pros. Discussion in plumbing forum professional diy advice started by kenfused oct 7 2010. Secure the drain inlets to the sink tailpieces.

For metal you could use a pipe cutter or a hack saw. Vigo vessel bathroom sink pop up drain and mounting ring in brushed nickel model vg07000bn 29 90. Most people would go for the hack saw because the pipe cutter is very e. If you need to cut to size a fitting all you need is a pvc cutter for plastic.

Exclusive everbilt 1 1 4 in. Oct 7 2010 location. Plastic is easier to work with overall. Over the years i have converted all my bathroom lavatory drain pipes to plastic and have noticed a strong odor from them.

Bleach will stop it for a while. Also the drain stopper plastic pipes are covered with black mold that i can brush out. Plastic 2 piece pop up assembly chrome model c756 1 7 65 7 65.